Lake County is located in the northwestern
section of Montana. The upper portion of the
county is occupied by beautiful Flathead Lake.
The lake is about thirty miles long, and from
five to ten miles wide with a rugged, wooded
shoreline. Outside of the Great Lake System,
Flathead Lake is one of the largest inland
lakes in the United States and is famous for
the abundant cherry crop grown along its shore.
The rest of Lake County is comprised almost
entirely of the Flathead Indian Reservation.
The Flathead is the main valley and it lies
between the Mission Mountains on the east and
the Little Bitterroot Mountains in the west.
The outlet of Flathead Lake, the Flathead
River, traverses the center of the county and
runs along the southwestern border of Lake and
Sanders Counties.

Crops - 2012

Acres
Planted

Acres
Harvested

Yield

Unit

Production

Rank

Winter Wheat
Durum Wheat
Other Spring Wheat

4,800
*
11,700

4,500
*
11,600

31.6
*
71.2

Bu.
Bu.
Bu.

142,000
*
826,000

41
*
22

Barley

2,500

1,600

63.1

Bu.

101,000

37

Oats

800

400

52.5

Bu.

21,000

15

Corn For
Grain For Silage

1,800
----
----

----
1,200
*

----
117.5
*

----
Bu.
Tons

----
141,000
*

----
13
*

Potatoes

*

*

*

Cwt.

*

*

Sugar Beets

*

*

*

Tons

*

*

Dry Peas LentilsAustrian Winter Peas

*
*
*

*
*
*

*
*
*

Cwt
Cwt
Cwt

*
*
*

*
*
*

Dry Beans 1/ Pinto
Beans

*

*

*

Cwt.
Cwt

*

*

Flaxseed
Canola
Mustard Seed
Safflower

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

Bu
Lbs
Lbs
Lbs

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

All Hay Alfalfa
All Other

----
----
----

35,000
28,000
7,000

2.53
2.65
2.05

Tons
Tons
Tons

88,500
74,000
14,500

19
17
30

1/ Yield is in pounds, production
is in hundredweight. *Either zero or insufficient data for publication.

Livestock

Reference Date

Number of Head

Rank

All Cattle & Calves
Beef Cows & Heifers 2/ Milk
Cows & Heifers 2/

January 1, 2013

45,000
27,500
1,000

28
26
3

All Sheep & Lambs

January 1, 2013

1,100

39

Hogs & Pigs

December 1, 2012

*

*

2/ That have calved. * Insufficient
data for publication

Census of Agriculture
- 2007

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Number of Farms
Land in Farms (Acres)
Average Farm Size (Acres)
Total Land Area (Acres)